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VERMILLION — Let the countdown begin. The South Dakota football team's first game at the newly renovated DakotaDome has been set for Sept. 19, 2020 against Missouri State.

USD's 2020 schedule, which was unveiled Wednesday, begins with road games at Iowa State (Sept. 5) and at Northern Arizona (Sept. 12), before the team's home opener against the Bears. That game doubles as the Coyotes' Missouri Valley Football Conference opener and will be their first home contest following the completion of a $26 million renovation to the west side of the DakotaDome.